清乾隆 景德鎮窯粉彩九桃天球瓶|Vase with nine peaches

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mid-18th century · Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware) · Asian Art

Featuring a range of opaque and transparent colors, this vase boasts a complex composition of nine peaches, an auspicious motif expressing a wish for longevity. This design was also used in enameled porcelain produced under the preceding Yongzheng period (1723–35). In this new iteration, the branches and leaves are shown in a denser array, the color of the peaches is brighter, and the number of fruits was often increased from eight to nine.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-18th century

Medium

Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917